Environmental Health & Safety

Safety Week

(Oct 29th-Nov 2nd)

Would you like a chance to win this emergency kit? The kit is for emergency situations and has a three day supply for one person. If so, please join us for the second annual Safety Week! You must attend 3 events and receive a stamp on your punch card to be inserted into the raffle for the kit. Punch cards may be obtained by the presenters or you can pick them up at Student Business Services (SBS) room 311.

Safety Week is dedicated to all things health, safety, and emergency management. This year will include tabling, presentations, trainings, and how-to-demonstrations. On Tuesday, Octobor 3oth from 10AM-3PM in the Quad, there will be an opportunity to learn Citizen CPR, which is a hands-only (no mouth-to-mouth) method to increase the number lay person responders in case of sudden cardiac arrest.

EH&S Home

The EHS office works with the staff and faculty of Humboldt State University to provide a safe and healthful workplace. EHS develops and implements various programs in order to minimize the risk of occupationally related injury or illness. This is accomplished through integrated steps of hazard identification, evaluation, and control, employee training and incident/accident investigation. In addition, EHS is a resource for information and technical guidance on occupational safety and environmental health information, work practices, regulations, etc. Please feel free to contact us regarding any safety questions.

Seasonal Information

Mosquitos, fleas, and ticks bites which cause illness or disease have tripled from 2004 to 2016. Visit their website for more information on how to protect yourself:

Environmental Health

The environmental health function of EHS oversees a wide spectrum of programs focused on the protection of the local environment. Programs include hazardous waste management, medical waste management, Hazmat business plan chemical inventory, emergency response to hazardous materials releases and compliance oversight of storm and waste water programs.

The division also acts as the liaison with various regulatory agencies to insure campus wide compliance with federal, state and local environmental health regulations. To promote compliance, EHS conducts routine inspections and notifies departments of required corrections.

Occupational Safety

The Safety program focuses on the identification, evaluation, and control of hazards in the work place. It is inherently broad in its scope covering items such as work area safety surveys, accident/incident investigations, electrical safety, indoor air quality, ergonomics, hand and power tool safety, personal protective equipment, injury prevention plans, construction safety, chemical and noise exposure assessments, radiation safety, respiratory protection, back/lifting safety, safety training and numerous other related topics. EHS identifies the applicable regulatory requirements, develops compliance programs to meet the requirements, and then provides consultative direction and technical support to departments to implement the safety programs pertinent to their department.